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New brain implant halts many seizures, boosting daily life for some epilepsy patients
health3 days ago

New brain implant halts many seizures, boosting daily life for some epilepsy patients

Whitney Wilkinson, diagnosed with epilepsy at 12, now uses a responsive neurostimulator brain implant that senses seizures and delivers a millisecond pulse to stop them, greatly improving daily life; Intermountain Healthcare has implanted 100 devices in the last decade. The implant is approved for focal epilepsy, requires initial surgery (about a week in hospital) and battery replacement after roughly 10 years, and reduces seizures by about 75% for many patients, with some regaining driving ability and normal activities.

via KSL.com|
#brain-implant#epilepsy#health
Backpacking trip to India leaves UK woman with 38 brain parasites, now turning ordeal into a podcast
health13 days ago

Backpacking trip to India leaves UK woman with 38 brain parasites, now turning ordeal into a podcast

After a 2007 backpacking trip to India, Lowri Denman developed neurocysticercosis with 38 tapeworm larvae in her brain, causing seizures, headaches, and psychiatric symptoms. She endured years of aggressive treatment, steroids, and hospitalisation, ultimately achieving seizure control by 2017 and regaining independence. Now healthier, she’s launching a podcast series called 38 Parasites and a fundraiser to raise £25,000 for a 12-episode program featuring experts in tropical diseases, neurology, and mental health.

via The Times of India|
#brain#health#mental-health
Baby’s Rare Neurological Disorder Triggers 12 Seizures in 48 Hours
health1 month ago

Baby’s Rare Neurological Disorder Triggers 12 Seizures in 48 Hours

An infant in North Wales, Rupert Smith, has alternating hemiplegia of childhood, a rare incurable neurological disorder causing unpredictable paralysis and seizures; in the last 48 hours he endured about 12 seizures, with teething cited as a trigger. He requires continuous multidisciplinary care, and his parents have raised over $350,000 to pursue potential treatments in the U.S. and to fund research for a cure.

via Yahoo News Canada|
#alternating-hemiplegia-of-childhood#fundraising-for-treatment#health
First-time adult seizures could signal brain cancer, study says
health2 months ago

First-time adult seizures could signal brain cancer, study says

A Danish study of nearly 50,000 adults with a first-time seizure (average age ~50) found an association with a higher short-term risk of brain cancer within a year, and also an increased risk of non-neurological cancers, underscoring that a first seizure warrants urgent medical evaluation since tumors can provoke seizures even before other symptoms.

via AOL.com|
#brain-cancer#cancer-risk#early-detection
Midlife seizures may be early sign of brain cancer, study suggests
health2 months ago

Midlife seizures may be early sign of brain cancer, study suggests

A study of nearly 49,900 Danish adults around age 50 found that a first-time seizure in adulthood is linked to a higher short-term risk of cancer within a year, including brain cancer, and a possible increased long-term risk for other cancers such as lung cancer; seizures don’t always mean cancer, but a first seizure should prompt urgent evaluation to check for underlying disease.

via New York Post|
#brain-cancer#brain-tumor#cancer-risk
Seizures Mistaken for Menopause Lead to Discovery of 10 Brain Tumors in 54-Year-Old Mom
health3 months ago

Seizures Mistaken for Menopause Lead to Discovery of 10 Brain Tumors in 54-Year-Old Mom

A 54-year-old British mother, Kerry Brown, mistook episodes of tingling, fatigue and hot flashes for menopause until an MRI revealed multiple brain tumors. Doctors initially found four tumors, but surgery uncovered a total of 10, with five removed. Brown subsequently faced seizures and partial blindness from optic nerve pressure, and two tumors have begun to grow again, necessitating radiation; she’s now sharing her story to raise awareness and funds for Brain Tumour Research.

via Yahoo|
#brain-tumor-research#brain-tumors#health
Panic attacks revealed epilepsy — a brain implant stopped the seizures
health3 months ago

Panic attacks revealed epilepsy — a brain implant stopped the seizures

A New York City actress misinterpreted recurring seizures as panic attacks for years until doctors diagnosed focal impaired awareness seizures. After SEEG pinpointed the seizure origin, she received a NeuroPace brain implant in 2018–2019; by July 2019 her seizures were gone, allowing her to return to work, and she has remained seizure-free since, though she continues daily meds and will need periodic battery replacements for the device.

via New York Post|
#brain-surgery#epilepsy#health
Post-Seizure Sleep May Strengthen Epileptic Networks
science-and-health4 months ago

Post-Seizure Sleep May Strengthen Epileptic Networks

New Mayo Clinic findings indicate the brain may hijack memory-consolidation processes after a seizure, with nights of intensified deep (NREM) sleep and reduced REM sleep that strengthen seizure networks and potentially worsen epilepsy. This post-seizure consolidation could explain disease progression and points to a critical window for targeted neuromodulation therapies to disrupt the reinforced networks, an approach being explored by Mayo’s BIONIC initiative.

via Neuroscience News|
#epilepsy#memory-consolidation#neuromodulation
Sudoku Triggers Reflex Seizures in Hypoxia-Linked Brain Case
health6 months ago

Sudoku Triggers Reflex Seizures in Hypoxia-Linked Brain Case

After surviving an avalanche that caused hypoxia, a 25-year-old German man later developed rhythmic jerks in his left arm specifically while solving Sudoku. EEG showed a right centroparietal seizure pattern; MRI was normal, but functional MRI revealed widespread brain activation with fewer inhibitory fibers in the centroparietal region, linking the hypoxia‑induced brain damage to reflex seizures triggered by visual‑spatial tasks. He was treated with anti‑epileptic medication and rehab, and remained seizure‑free for years, even giving up solving Sudoku.

via Live Science|
#brain-imaging#health#hypoxia
Brandon Blackstock's Death Linked to Seizures Amid Personal Struggles
obituaries11 months ago

Brandon Blackstock's Death Linked to Seizures Amid Personal Struggles

Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband, died at 48 from malignant melanoma, with seizures listed as a significant contributing condition on his death certificate. No autopsy was performed, and he was cremated. His death followed a long battle with skin cancer, and he was also noted as a rodeo producer at the time of his passing.

via AOL.com|
#brandon-blackstock#death-certificate#kelly-clarkson